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The cost of a new pair of glasses may leave you seeing double. Fancy frames, special lenses and protective coatings can add $500 or more, even with insurance. You can get cheaper pairs online or in discount stores, but can you trust them to correct your vision and look good, too? Consumer Reports offers this advice: >> Don't focus on brands. One reason glasses cost a lot is that they are part fashion accessory. You can spend hundreds on frames from Chanel, Prada, Versace and other big names. But those frames are often designed and manufactured by companies that license the names — not the designers themselves. And they may not be sturdier than store-brand frames. >> Shop...

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The cost of a new pair of glasses may leave you seeing double. Fancy frames, special lenses and protective coatings can add $500 or more, even with insurance. You can get cheaper pairs online or in discount stores, but can you trust them to correct your...

Get ready for a midseason reset. Change the focus from investing in new clothes to splurging on accessories. Here, we uncovered the season's best new accents — with fur, fringe and shine.
Designers have had a field day with fringe, reinventing the look...

NEW BRITAIN — Hartford thought it should have taken control for good in the first half. Central Connecticut thought it should have sealed a victory in the second half and overtime.Both the Hawks and Blue Devils earned numerous opportunities in a...

NEW BRITAIN – Hartford thought it should have taken control for good in the first half. Central Connecticut thought it should have sealed a victory in the second half and overtime.
Both the Hawks or Blue Devils earned numerous opportunities in a...

American Airlines has a second chance to make a good impression. And it needs it. The airline is adopting new uniform designs for the first time in over 20 years. The lengthy, complicated process will affect about 70,000 workers and cost up to $100...

When Chris Price first adopted his Chihuahua-mix Bailey, he wanted his dog to be the best dressed in town. But he wasn’t able to find anything that fit the bill in Los Angeles: something fashionable and climate appropriate.
“I couldn’t find anything warm...

PHILADELPHIA Candace V. Mitchell, 27, of West Philadelphia, is co-founder and CEO of Myavana, a Philly startup offering personalized hair service for women of color. Users send in a hair sample for lab analysis, and Myavana recommends products based...

The textile factories producing "made in China" goods from compounds just across the Yalu River from North Korea offer a glimpse into a hidden world that is helping North Korea's economy to thrive.
Operated by North Koreans, the factories...

Karl Lagerfeld was caught moonlighting as a barman at "Brasserie Gabrielle" in Paris on Tuesday — but never fear, Chanel's couturier hasn't given up his day job. The 81-year-old workaholic designer was merely posing for the press at the giant...

Kim Kardashian made a fashion statement of her own at Balmain's show Thursday, showing off newly platinum locks. But the reality star wasn't the only one proving her blond ambition at Paris Fashion Week in a rather unfortunate clash. Actor Jared Leto...

Smartphones didn't kill the watch business. Can the Apple Watch put a dent in it? Timepieces are a big status and fashion statement. The industry grew 4 percent in the U.S. in 2014 to $10.3 billion, according to Euromonitor. That's up from $8.2...

Bye, New York! Ciao, Milan! Bonjour, Paris! The world's largest traveling circus of fashion editors, models, buyers and journalists has descended on the French capital, clutching their metro maps and city guides, to cap the ready-to-wear fashion season....

It's rare that an actress makes news on the Oscars red carpet for not talking about who made her dress. But that's what happened Sunday night.
Instead of chatting with E! Entertainment TV host Ryan Seacrest about what she was wearing (a draped...

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I WAS reminded...

"THE MOST courageous act is still to think for yourself. Aloud." -- Coco Chanel.
THE item I wrote the other day about Madonna -- her upcoming album, the art promoting it, the controversy about that art -- was picked up, perhaps not...

Today's queries are from readers who need to downsize. Each wonders what specific items are worth because their goal is to sell.
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When it comes to style, Gwen Stefani's participation on "The Voice" this season brings to mind the old adage about Ginger Rogers doing everything Fred Astaire did, but backward and in high heels.
While her fellow judges — all men — are...

Taylor Swift will be stomping back down the glittery runway at the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show for the second time.
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